Dave Few suggestions for you to try
>From this mail http://www.scyld.com/pipermail/tulip/2001-October/003717.html You already have the tulip.o file, so you can skip everything up to ....... "Edit the file: /etc/conf.modules ..... alias eth0 tulip.o options tulip.o full_duplex=1,0,1 debug=0 There may be other entries for other modules...Leave those as they are" You can find the tulip mail archives here:- http://www.scyld.com/pipermail/tulip/ Note this comment " Linksys EtherPCI Note: Recent cards use the similar PNIC chip, which requires a v0.83 or later Tulip driver. " Check out this thread which implies the pcnet_cs driver CAN be used for your card :- http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?thread_id=111766&forum_id=33427 and this thread http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?thread_id=148164&forum_id=33427 >From the Linksys support pages http://www.linksys.com/support/support.asp?spid=26 "EtherFast 10/100 PC Card All of the setup instructions are contained in your Linux package. When you unpack your archive, look for a "how-to" document concerning the installation of PCMCIA cards. When you find the file, read it and follow the directions. You'll need to install the PCMCIA services, enable networking, and finally, recompile the kernel. After this point, the PC Card will be automatically recognized as soon as you plug it in. You must have version 2.9.10 of the Linux PCMCIA services or higher. You can ftp the latest version here" The current version of pcmcia services is 3.1.29, and I am pretty sure it is already in LM8.1 (Here is the home page http://sourceforge.net/projects/pcmcia-cs/ ) Let us know how you get on.... Derek On Saturday 17 November 2001 18:48, you wrote: > Hi, All; > > I'll try to be as specific (without being wordy) as possible. If more > information is needed, I'll try to provide it. Thanks in advance for > reading and for any assistance that you may be able to share. > > Trying to install my Linksys fast ethernet card (PCM100) in an IBM > laptop 380ED with P166 CPU, 80MB RAM and a 5.1 GB HDD running > Linux-Mandrake v8.1. > > L-M v8.1 has included the Tulip driver (thanks, Derek). When I try to > install the driver, this message: > > "In some cases, the Digital 21040/21041/21140 (Tulip) driver needs to > have extra information to work properly, although it normally works > fine without." It then asks I want to autoprobe or to specify options. > > checking the autoprobe option yields: > > "Loading module Digital 21040/21041/21140 (Tulip) failed. Do you want > to try again with different parameters?" > > I click yes and am shown several options (requesting information I > don't > know how to provide) as shown here: > > tulip_debug (i) _____________________ > max_interrupt_work (int) _____________________ > rx_copybreak (i) _____________________ > csr0 (i) _____________________ > options (1-8i) _____________________ > full_duplex (1-8i) _____________________ > > (Please bear in mind that I am very new to Linux and know no > Unix; I am working to get away from MS and realize it'll take time. I > am writing from an old desktop on which L-M 8.0 has been installed.) > > Visiting this page: <http://www.scyld.com/network/tulip.html>, > I found information that (to someone who knew more than I do) must > surely be of help but it doesn't give someone in my position quite > enough to know how to proceed. > > What parameters should I use for those 6 options to try to get this NIC > to function? It is how I'll make my connection to the net with that > machine as with this one (cable modem). > > One more thing; the BIOS in this box only allow 2 options (password and > boot disc sequencing); it does not let me ask that the BIOS take care > of pnp functions. Reading the specs page for this box at IBM imply > that this is how the BIOS is set up, however. In any case, Drake > doesn't detect any networking device when that PCMCIA card is in place. > > Thanks again, > > Dave (who's going looney over this card)
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